Masato Tanaka vs. Shuji Ishikawa Set For ZERO1 Shin-Kiba Event On March 20th

By: Ian McCord

The full card was announced for Pro Wrestling ZERO1’s Shin-Kiba event at 1stRING on March 20th. One of the featured bouts scheduled on the card is Masato Tanaka taking on Shuji Ishikawa.

The last time Tanaka and Ishikawa faced off in singles competition was at NOAH Monday Magic Autumn Vol. 4 in November of 2024. In a match for the GHC Hardcore Openweight Title, Ishikawa defeated Tanaka to retain his championship in just over 19 minutes.

In a special interview posted to ZERO1’s social media, Tanaka discussed Ishikawa’s strengths, and also claimed it’s a must win situation going into his World Heavyweight Championship Defense against Junya Matsunaga at ZERO1’s 25th Anniversary Event on April 4th:

“Hmm, yeah. Well, actually, I’ve lost to him once before—in a Hardcore match, I think. And I already know he’s really strong, so yeah. Well, I think there are parts of his style that are pretty tough to counter, but, well, really… The matches after that are already set, and the title is on the line, so, um, I can’t afford to lose before facing Matsunaga. I really think I have to avoid losing two in a row.”

(English Translation via DeepL)

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3.20新木場大会
全対戦カード📣
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・シングルマッチ30分1本勝負
ハヤブサ vs 中嶋勝彦

・シングルマッチ30分1本勝負
田中将斗 vs 石川修司

・シングルマッチ20分1本勝負
松永準也 vs 佐藤嗣崇(山梨プロレス祭り)

・タッグマッチ20分1本勝負
ヤス久保田＆ヒデ久保田 vs… pic.twitter.com/hNYX9nd5Qq

— プロレスリングZERO1（ゼロワン） (@ZERO1_Wrestling) March 12, 2026

Here is the full card for ZERO1’s Shin-Kiba event on March 20th:

Takuya Sugawara & Bryan Ishizaka vs. Quiet Storm & Yuya Aoki
Chris Vice vs. Yuko Miyamoto
Yasu Kubota & Hide Kubota vs. Yuki Toki & Van Vert Jack
Junya Matsunaga vs. Tsugutaka Sato
Masato Tanaka vs. Shuji Ishikawa
Hayabusa vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima